Cotton harvest begins in Toksun County, Xinjiang

In a large cotton field in Yingbostan Village, Kumish Town, Toksun County, Xinjiang, 13 cotton pickers are busy harvesting cotton. At present, 139,000 acres of cotton in the county have gradually begun to be harvested.

“Our village has planted 52,000 acres of cotton this year. Now there are 13 cotton pickers working normally every day to pick cotton. Each cotton picker can pick about 400 acres of cotton every day. After picking, the village committee will coordinate the transportation. Vehicles are used for transportation to ensure the completion of cotton harvesting and sales. It is expected that all the cotton in our Kumish Town will be harvested early next month.” Nijiati Rousuli, a member of the Kumish Town Party Committee, said.

In recent years, in the main cotton growing areas of Toksun County such as Kumish Town, cotton planting, management and harvesting have all been mechanized. During the sowing period in April every year, Beidou unmanned driving is used for sowing, and dry sowing and wet sowing technology are adopted, which not only improves efficiency and yield, but also saves water resources and reduces manpower input; at the same time, cotton growers here also By purchasing drones, the drone plant protection link has become self-sufficient.

According to Nijiati Rosuli, in recent years, in order to improve the efficiency and quality of cotton planting, Inberstein Village, Kumish Town, has continuously introduced excellent new varieties to improve cotton quality, and actively invited experts to conduct intensive training and practice in cotton fields. The village committee also took the lead in conducting experiments on degradable films and promoted its use among farmers throughout the village.

Cotton farmer Keremu Aihemati’s main income in the past was from repairing machinery and doing odd jobs in enterprises. With the help of the village committee, he started planting cotton in 2015. This year, the planting area has reached 900 acres. It is expected that the output of each mu of cotton land this year will be about 450 kilograms. In recent years, by planting cotton, Kremu Aihemati has bought buildings, cars, and construction machinery such as forklifts and dump trucks in the county. During the slack period, these construction machinery have become one of the ways to increase income. .

It is reported that in Inberstein Village, Kumish Town alone, there are 137 cotton growers, and the radiation has driven 528 people to engage in cotton planting and harvesting. In 2022, the cotton planting area in Toksun County was 139,000 acres, mainly fine-staple cotton.

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